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LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Basel Committee of regulators from nearly 30 countries agreed on Sunday to ease a new rule forcing banks to build cash buffers to protect against any month-long market squeeze. The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) rule is one of the world's main regulatory responses to the financial crisis. The following are the main changes to an earlier draft. * Instead of full compliance in January 2015, banks will have to hold only 60 percent of their buffer by then, rising 10 percent annually thereafter to full compliance by January 2019.

(Reuters) - Bank regulators forced JPMorgan Chase & Co to recalculate capital levels for its primary banking unit, resulting in lower readings of its cushion against losses, the company said on Thursday. The revisions reduced the bank's Basel I Tier 1 common ratio to 9.9 percent from 10.3 percent at the end of June, JPMorgan said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The revisions came after the bank was informed on Wednesday by the U.S. Office of Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that changes were needed.

Illinois regulators are looking at tightening rules on the lucrative video poker market after revelations that those without a license can cash in on the business. A Tribune investigation this month revealed how some have been able to make money as middlemen in the industry even after being denied licenses or admitting to illegal gambling, despite the state setting up strict vetting requirements. So far, regulators have been tight-lipped about what changes are under consideration.

LONDON (Reuters) - Global regulators will review how their rules are used by banks to determine the size of capital buffers after an initial probe showed variations big enough to confuse investors. The world's biggest banks use their own models to tot up risks, sparking calls from British and U.S. regulators for a simpler system that does not rely on lenders' own arithmetic. Last November, the Bank of England called on UK regulators to take action, arguing banks' capital positions could be overstated by not adjusting the value of assets properly to take into account risk, making it harder to restore investor confidence in the sector.

By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Global regulators have begun an overhaul of how banks should set aside capital to cover risks from securitised products after some turned toxic and triggered the 2007-09 financial crisis. The Basel Committee published a consultation on Tuesday which proposed tripling the "risk weighting" for asset-backed products so that banks hold more capital in case they become unsellable again as they did during the U.S. subprime crisis and ensuing credit crunch.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators limited the number of market players that will be slapped with a pricey "swap dealer" tag, part of an effort to reduce risk in the financial system, but left room to later change the thresholds for the designation. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission finalized joint rules on Wednesday that will determine which firms must register with regulators and back up their trades with more capital and collateral.

* Auditor raised red flags about Zungui in 2011 * Regulator ends trading in Zungui stock permanently * Bars 2 people linked to firm from Ontario capital markets TORONTO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Canada's top securities regulator said on Wednesday it has permanently ceased trading in shares of Zungui Haixi Corp, and announced penalties for two people associated with the Chinese sportswear company. The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) said Yanda Cai and Fengyi Cai have "demonstrated a total and continuing disregard for their obligations under Ontario Securities law".